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Clumsy Brits

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, in 2002…

  • 12,300 people slipped and fell on wood floors.
  • 20,000 people injured themselves while riding microscooters.
  • 5,310 people fell while pulling on trousers.
  • And 700 people (assumedly men) injured themselves while zipping their trouser zippers.

<cringe>Ow.</cringe>

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iTunes: “Golden Dawn” by Ministry from the album Land of Rape and Honey (1988, 5:42).

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  1. Subzero Blue linked to this post on February 20, 2004

    Clumsy Brits

    According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, in 2002? 12,300 people were injured after slipping on fashionable wooden floors. 20,000 people injured themselves riding microscooters. 5,310 people needed treatment after being felled pul…

  2. Subzero Blue linked to this post on February 20, 2004

    Clumsy Brits

    According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, in 2002? 12,300 people were injured after slipping on fashionable wooden floors. 20,000 people injured themselves riding microscooters. 5,310 people needed treatment after being felled pul…

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